Wife of Astronaut Pleads Guilty to Falsely Alleging Crime in Space

Summer Worden admitted lying to federal agents when she accused her spouse, the astronaut Anne McClain, of illegally accessing her bank account from space.

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Blue Origin to Launch NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars: How to Watch

This will be the second flight of the orbital rocket from Jeff Bezos’ space company and will include a key test of whether it can land a booster stage for later reuse.

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Northern Lights Are Beautiful, but for Satellites They’re Risky

At least one space launch has been put on hold, as satellite operators and rocket companies manage the effects of the current geomagnetic storm hitting Earth.

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The ‘Lost Sisters’ of the Pleiades Fill the Entire Night Sky

Astronomers identified more than 3,000 stars associated with the cluster, and there might be even more.

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Blue Origin Launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars: How to Watch

This will be the second flight of the orbital rocket from Jeff Bezos’s space company and will include a key test of whether it can land a booster stage for later reuse.

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Trump Again Names Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA After Pulling His Nomination

The nomination of the billionaire entrepreneur, private astronaut and Elon Musk ally was before the floor of the Senate when the president abruptly withdrew it in June.

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NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin

As NASA worries that China will win the next moon race, Elon Musk and his company tangled with critics.

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Kim Kardashian Calls 1969 Moon Landing Fake. NASA Sets the Record Straight.

NASA’s chief, Sean Duffy, set the record straight after Kim Kardashian repeated the conspiracy theory that the 1969 moon landing had been faked.

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In a Looming Nuclear Arms Race, Aging Los Alamos Faces a Major Test

The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure.

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Musk Attacks NASA Leader Over Threat to Reconsider Lunar Contract

The billionaire’s swipes at Sean Duffy are the latest example of his tangling with members of the Trump administration.

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